Long-term Beneficial Metabolic Effects of Adrenalectomy in Subclinical Cushing's Syndrome of Adrenal Incidentaloma
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Objective:
To determine the metabolic effects of the adrenalectomy in subclinical Cushing's syndrome of adrenal incidentaloma.
Methods:
234 subclinical cushing syndrome and adrenal incidentaloma will be randomly assigned into two groups(e.g adrenalectomy group and conservative treatment group).
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Adrenalectomy group patients who undergo adrenalectomy |
Procedure: surgery
adrenalectomy
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No Intervention: Control group patients who receive conservative treatment |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change of lipid profile between two groups [4 Year]
lipid profile with LDL,apo B
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Incidence of obesity between two groups [4Year]
measurement of body weight, height
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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patients with both unilateral adrenal incidentaloma and hypercortisolism
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definition of hypercortisolism
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overnight dexamethasone suppression test, serum cortisol>1.8ug/dL
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24hr urine cortisol > upper reference limit
Exclusion Criteria:
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patients who took medication influencing cortisol secretion
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patients with definite clinical feature of cushing syndrome
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moon face
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abdominal striae
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skin or proximal muscle atrophy
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metabolic syndrome, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, chronic renal failure, rheumatic disease, hematologic disease
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patients who took following medication
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insulin
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oral hypoglycemic agent
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thyroid hormone
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anti-hyperlipidemic drug
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sex hormone
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patients who taking steroid hormone or who took steroid hormone more than 2 weeks within 1 year
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psychiatric disease
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Samsung Medical Center | Seoul | Korea, Republic of |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Samsung Medical Center
- Asan Medical Center
- Severance Hospital
- Konkuk University Medical Center
Investigators
- Study Director: Jae Hyeon Kim, Samsung Medical Center
- Study Chair: Jung-Min Koh, M.D, Ph.D
- Principal Investigator: Kee-Ho Song, M.D, Ph.D.
- Principal Investigator: Yumie Rhee, M.D, Ph.D.
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2011-03-034